◆ as though;even though;though ◇ as though(=as if),意为“好像;似乎”,引导方式状语从句或表语从句。如: He spoke as though(as if)he had been here before.他说话的口气好像他以前来过这里。 It looks as if(as though)it is going to rain.看起来好像要下雨。 ◇ even though(=even if),意为“即使”,引导让步状语从句。though也引导让步状语从句,意为“虽然”;even though有退一步设想的意味,与though不同。though引导的句子所说的是事实,even though引导的句子所说的则不一定是事实。例如: He will not tell the secret even though(even if)he knows it.即使他知道这个秘密,他也不肯说出来。 He will not tell the secret though he knows it.他虽然知道这个秘密,但他不会说出来。 ◆ at the beginning;in the beginning ◇ at the beginning 在……初;在……开始的时候。常与of连用。例如: Students usually have a study plan at the beginning of term. 学生们在开学初制定学习计划。 ◇ in the beginning 相当于at first,表示“起初、开始”时,含“起初是这种情况,而后来却不是这种情况”之意, |